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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:22:35 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:40:52 2011. Sorry, meant to say keep RIGHT. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:23:48 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:20:28 2011. There needs to be some flexibility or a grey area for this all to work. If the buffer were posted with official signage it would become the de facto speed limit and then passing speed would become that much faster.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:24:41 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:20:29 2011. No you're wrong. How do you even have a drivers license starting a thread like this and answering as you have? The posted speed is the limit which means the maximum speed that you can legally travel. You can go slower than the maximum as long as you stay above the minimum. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:26:14 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jan 2 11:39:13 2011. No. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:30:28 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:24:41 2011. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,hows about betting me breakfeast that i,m right.lets see now,15years as a city cop enforcing traffic regulations that were taught to me in the police academy[as well as doing gods work]there`s a slight chance Iust might know what i,m talkin` about.what`s your expertise when it comes to this? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:32:06 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:20:29 2011. wrong,legally you have to do what is posted,not that its enforced.attend any safe driving course&they will tell you this.COMPLETELY FALSE. I am afraid it is YOU that must attend safe driving course: View Larger Map |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:34:01 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:32:06 2011. already have,many times. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:34:27 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:16:11 2011. It's often posted on Highways, but not always:View Larger Map |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:35:15 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:14:59 2011. He's not correct. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:36:05 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:19:20 2011. If the cops along the Expressway or Sunrise, or any road would be pulling people over for going 65 in a 55, they would have about 80% of the cars pulled over. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:37:42 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:36:05 2011. To be clear, it also depends on what the legal limit is. While I don't see cops pulling people over to any real extent for going 64 in a 55, as the speed limit gets higher, the buffer probably gets lower. Going 85 in a 75 is a lot different than going 65 in a 55. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:37:44 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:15:16 2011. not technically,legally.every now&then you will read a story about somebody getting a radar enforced ticket for going,for arguments sake 58mph in a 55 mph zone. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:38:10 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:30:28 2011. I'll bet you all the money that you have. I think that what you meant is that you have to stay lower than 55 mph. Correct?If a sign lists a 55 mph speed limit then you can legally drive 54 mph. Or 53 mph. Or 52 mph and so on. Maybe you mistyped your initial response and/or misread the person that you disagreed with. He didn't say that you can go over 55 mph. He said that you can drive at speeds other than 55 (lower than 55) as long as you stay above the minimum speed. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:38:48 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:36:05 2011. Here they're just not around at rush hour. When they are it's a mess from everyone stomping on their brakes to avoid being caught. Speed on I-91 at rush hour is a brisk 75 to 80. I-95 about same although the number of on ramps slows it down a bit.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:40:07 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:38:10 2011. You are correct. He is wrong on this. There is no law that you "have" to go 55 when the speed LIMIT is 55. That is the LIMIT, not the "posted speed".View Larger Map |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:40:25 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:36:05 2011. In Phoenix they have red light cameras on the freeway. I wonder what speed they are set for? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:41:00 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:21:54 2011. It's the safest way not to get a ticket, but certainly not necessarily the safest way to drive. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:41:39 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:38:10 2011. nope,in ny state/city if it says 55 it means 55,not 54 or 56. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:42:10 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:40:07 2011. I think that he read where you said "You don't have to go "55" if the speed limit is 55" and then stopped reading. He didn't realize that you meant lower than 55. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:43:03 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:34:01 2011. But you are wrong about "having to go the speed limit". That's not the posted speed, that's the speed limit. It is NOT illegal to go 47 in a 55 speed limit zone. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:44:13 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:37:44 2011. Yes, that's what I said "they don't generally pull people over for that". I never said they couldn't. |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:44:13 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:21:54 2011. Could be it simply coincides with the posted limit. A CT state trooper wrote an article years ago that stated people drive at their best at a speed they're comfortable with, be it 55 or 80. It was in response to arguments that raising the limit to 65 would cause a lot more accidents.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:45:30 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:36:05 2011. You don't generally have too many cops pulling speeders over rush hour, as the volume is usually too much to really speed bad anyway. But off hours, they still generally won't pull you over for going 64 in a 55. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:46:05 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:43:03 2011. if anybody has a copy of ny states vehicle&traffic laws read it& lets set up that breakfeast.I like my eggs over easy! |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:46:31 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:42:10 2011. Perhaps, he will have to clear that up though, as it was clear in my post. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:47:38 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:41:39 2011. COMPLETELY FALSE. It means "not 56", but it does NOT mean "not 54". It's a speed LIMIT, not "posted speed". |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:48:01 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:46:05 2011. View Larger Map "> |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:48:11 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:45:30 2011. here`s another fun question:what`s the speed limit on a nyc street unless otherwise posted? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:48:13 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:46:05 2011. View Larger Map |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:49:08 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 12:40:25 2011. Good question. I think you mean "speed cameras", not red light cameras. They would be sending out a lot of tickets if it's for 1 mile over the speed limit.... |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:49:19 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:48:01 2011. sorry couldn`t pull up the photo. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:49:26 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:48:11 2011. 30. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:49:56 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:49:26 2011. And that means "not 31". You CAN drive "24". |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:50:22 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:49:19 2011. See next post, html was wrong. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:51:11 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:49:56 2011. yup,its not a parkway or x-pressway. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:59:29 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:51:11 2011. There is a maximum and minimum speed on the expressways and parkways too. It's legal to drive 47 in a 55 mph speed limit zone.You keep insisting you "must drive 55", that is FALSE. You can't drive over legally, but you CAN drive under the 55, so long as it's higher than the minimum set at 40. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 13:03:43 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:21:54 2011. Not going too slow to be unsafe. Stopping distance greatly increased over faster drivers. Usually in a traffic lane with other safe drivers that aren't tailgating.Our speed limits are 65 and I drive 65 if I'm not in a hurry and 70-75 if I am. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 13:05:10 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:46:05 2011. You're so lost. lol |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 13:16:55 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:41:39 2011. Ok. You're the expert. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 13:25:31 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:59:29 2011. only if its posted. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:27:47 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:46:05 2011. You owe a lot of people breakfast....http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmanual/chapter08-manual.htm SPEED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States Minimum Speed Limits |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:28:45 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 13:16:55 2011. LOL, even if "the expert" is completely wrong. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 13:33:11 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:27:47 2011. seems to me that it says egg-zattally what I said,you must obey the posted speed limit. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:34:11 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 13:33:11 2011. Meaning you can't go over that LIMIT. It says no where you must sustain that speed, only that some roads, mostly highways, also have minimum speeds. That minimum speed is NOT the "speed limit" ceiling. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 13:48:43 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:34:11 2011. ok,i,m calling a truce,lets just let it go that I,M RIGHT&YOUR WRONG.LOL. |
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Posted by monorail on Sun Jan 2 15:04:35 2011, in response to passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 10:59:49 2011. 'how fast can you go to pass someone? 'as fast as the car 'can' go..... |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jan 2 15:57:20 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 13:28:45 2011. I had a policeman tell me on some roads you can drive 9 MPH over the posted limit, and they won't bother you.On the PA Turnpike, in the 55 mph zone around the top of Philly, people drive 70, I know ,I try to catch up with them. In The 65mph zone, they do 75-80. Don't take any of this as gospel, it's just what I heard about the police not bothering you. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 16:03:56 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jan 2 15:57:20 2011. I remember a show on some channel many years ago where they were interviewing a state police agency (IINM North Carolina Hwy Patrol or Troopers) and the head of the agency insisted that there was no grace speed and anyone going even 1 mile over the speed limit was risking a ticket at the discretion of the officer. The news crew went back and was able to get all of the tickets issued over the previous number of years (maybe 5) and there was not a single ticket for going less than 10 miles over the speed limit. |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jan 2 16:10:13 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jan 2 15:57:20 2011. http://www.dudleypolice.com/Minimum%20speed.htmChief’s Corner By Chief Steven J. Wojnar Dudley Police Department The minimum speed of vehicles traveling on local roads has been brought to my attention recently by a few residents. They have noticed cars traveling at speeds of 10-15 miles per hour on West Main Street and were questioning if this was legal. The main concern was; is there a minimum speed requirement for vehicles traveling on the road? Speed limits are generally restricted to a maximum allowable speed. Certain factors, such as construction or weather, may cause this maximum limit to be lowered. However; even in these cases, only a maximum speed is focused upon for a violation. There are only certain areas where a minimum speed can be considered a violation. Some limited access highways, such as the Mass Turnpike, can post the road with maximum as well as minimum speeds, such as 65 and 45mph respectively. These are some of the rare cases which they apply, since the roads are usually reserved for travel at higher speeds and there are only certain points of entry or exit. Slower traffic is expected to utilize alternate routes. In most cases involving minimum speeds, there are very few occasions when this can be a violation. If the slower vehicle is not creating a hazardous situation and is obeying the other rules of the road, violations are very limited. People who wish to drive well below posted speeds should be aware of others on the road and allow other vehicles to pass safely. This will limit long lines and traffic problems as well as ease the anxieties some people may experience while following slower drivers. Once again, the Dudley Police Department, along with many other state and local agencies throughout the Commonwealth, will be participating in the “Click It or Ticket” and “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” campaign sponsored through a grant from the Governors Highway Safety Bureau. There will be designated patrols on the roadways during the Labor Day season focusing on erratic or aggressive operators. Please be aware of these additional officers out on patrol and remember to buckle up and drive defensively. Thanks again for your questions and comments. Please send them to me at the Dudley Police Department 71 West Main St., Dudley, Ma. 01571 or email at swojna at dudleypolice.com. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jan 2 16:17:05 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Easy on Sun Jan 2 16:03:56 2011. Thanks, you never know. |
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